Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Anner isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Anner through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,096
- 59 boys · 1,037 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 32 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,227 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,227 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 509 as a first name in 2020; 103 as a surname in 2000.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Similar names
If you love Anner, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Omer
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99% boys · 1% girls
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Gardner
“one who works the earth” · “the keeper of the garden”
97% boys · 3% girls
Sumner
“a legal official; one who serves summons”
82% boys · 18% girls
Warner
“of the defending army”
98% boys · 2% girls
Frazier
“of the forest men”
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Elmer
“a renowned and noble man”
>99% boys
Homer
“a tomboyish woman” · “of the pledge; an epic poet”
>99% boys